1. Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands?
(1) North Andaman
(2) Little Andaman
(3) Middle Andaman
(4) South Andaman
2. Rauf and Hikat are the dance forms of ______.
(1) Odisha
(2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Manipur
(4) Sikkim
3. Which State of India has highest Sex ratio as per census 2011?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Puducherry
(4) Kerala
4. In which one of the following regions are the Andes mountains located?
(1) East Europe
(2) West Europe
(3) South Africa
(4) South America
5. The Worldwide Great Depression took place in
(1) 1936
(2) 1929
(3) 1928
(4) 1930
6. Who among the following Sikh Gurus founded the Tarn Taran Sahib?
(1) Guru Arjan Dev
(2) Guru Gobind Sikh
(3) Guru Ram Das
(4) Guru Nanak Dev
7. Which one of the following chemicals is used in foam fire extinguishers?
(1) Aluminium sulphate
(2) Copper sulphate
(3) Cobalt sulphate
(4) Nickel sulphate
8. ‘Kolkali’ is one of the traditional folk dances of which state?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Nagaland
(3) Kerala
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
9. Who is the author of the book ‘Pathway to God’?
(1) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(2) Mahatma Gandhi
(3) Sri Aurobindo
(4) Jawaharlal Nehru
10. Where is the headquarters of the Badminton World Federation located?
(1) Singapore
(2) Malaysia
(3) Switzerland
(4) Japan
11. Which country printed the first banknotes with women’s signatures?
(1) Germany
(2) Indonesia
(3) USA
(4) Bhutan
12. Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port?
(1) Rice
(2) Tea
(3) Fish
(4) Iron ore
13. Which state has announced child-friendly police stations?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Odisha
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
14. Indian Standard Time refers to the local time of which one of the following places in India?
(1) Allahabad
(2) Bhopal
(3) Delhi
(4) Lucknow
15. Which one among the following is a ‘Hot Spot’, for biological diversity in India?
(1) Western Ghat
(2) Sundarban
(3) Chilka Lagoon
(4) Eastern Ghat
16. Who among the following is the first female from India to win a Grammy award?
(1) Monali Thakur
(2) Tanvi Shah
(3) Neeti Mohan
(4) Palak Muchhal
17. Nobel Prize Day is being observed every year on which date?
(1) December 11
(2) December 09
(3) December 10
(4) December 12
18. Who started the Saka era and when?
(1) Kadphises in 58 BC
(2) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(3) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(4) Kanishka in AD 78
19. Disinvestment in public sector is called
(1) Liberalisation
(2) Globalisation
(3) Industrialisation
(4) Privatisation
20. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought?
(1) Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga
(2) Babur and Rana Sanga
(3) Humayun and Sher Khan
(4) Humayun and Nusrat Shah